» Published on
27. Februar 2020
Identifying pathogenic genes in virus strains at a glance
International project to help determine genetic abnormalities
When
new viruses or bacteria spread to humans, it is essential to clarify
their special characteristics as quickly as possible. For example, why
is the coronavirus resistant to common drugs? In the future, new Big
Data technology can help to identify the characteristics of new strains
of viruses and bacteria in a short time. It does this by comparing the
genome of a single organism with the genome of all the strains of a
species. This procedure can also be used for more highly developed
organisms such as mammals. The new project ‘Pangaia’ at Bielefeld
University is investigating how the masses of data used in this process
can be ordered and analysed for use in biomedicine. The university is
one of eleven project partners from Europe and North America. The EU is
funding the project with 1.14 million euros over three years.
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